Communist East Germany closed its border in Berlin on Aug. 13, 1961, when it erected a wall that eventually turned into an increasingly elaborate fortification snaking through the city and around ...

The history of the Berlin Wall from its construction in 1961 to its fall in 1989. A powerful symbol of the Cold War. Why have sticks become a thing? We asked the guys who sparked a trend. NATO ...

This year marks the 35th anniversary of a monumental moment in history—the fall of the Berlin Wall. On November 9, 1989, the world watched as the Wall that divided East and West Germany for nearly ...

Who would have known a holiday trip to Germany in December 1989, would have offered an opportunity to be an eyewitness to, and participate in, the remaking of European history? At the time, Eric, our ...

What's left of the wall transcends the Cold War. Nov. 4, 2009 -- FULTON, Mo. — Twenty years after it fell, the Berlin Wall has spread around the world, morphing en route from an instrument of ...

(Reuters) - The Berlin Wall was breached on November 9, 1989. Here are some key dates in the history of the Wall. June 15, 1961 - As a growing number of East Germans stream into West Berlin amid ...